Stearns History Museum

Breakfast Club with Ames Sheldon
2022-05-11 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for breakfast on May 11! This month, we will be joined by author Ames Sheldon. She will be discussing her book Lemons in the Garden of Love. Coffee and rolls will be provided!
This program is at Stearns History Museum on May 11th from 9am-10am. Cost is $7 for nonmembers and free for members. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 or click here to register.

Civil War Roundtable - The Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
2022-05-10 15:45 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Please join us for Civil War Roundtable with Darryl Sannes! This program takes place on May 10 at 3:45 pm. Please call the museum to register/ask questions – 320.253.8424
“Burn the Town and Sack the Banks,” the Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
Late in 1864 the Confederate States of America devised a plan to bring “Total War,” to the North and obtain some revenge for what was happening in the South. This almost stranger-than-fiction story, accounts for the planning and the people involved in all of the aspects of this episode of the American Civil War.
Darryl Sannes has been studying the American Civil War as a hobby all of his adult life. He co-authored the three-book set, Patriots of Brooklyn, the stories of men from Brooklyn Township who served in the Civil War. From 2011 through 2015 he served on the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force. He has been to all of the major Civil War Battlefields at least once and has been to Gettysburg 11 times. Sannes has over 500 Civil War books in his library. He has been a member of the Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable since 2006 and has been an officer and board member for the last five years. Darryl has also presented on Civil War subjects to the other Minnesota Civil War Rountables. Sannes is a board member for a local non-profit and spends most of his retired time researching history and genealogy.

Memory Writers
2022-05-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-02-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Memory Writers is a writing group that meets twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays at 10:00 am. The group develop topics to write about and in turn shares those stories. This program is free to Museum members (non-members $7).

"Your Secret Ingredient" Pop-up Exhibit & Discussion
2022-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
The Stearns History Museum will be hosting a pop-up exhibit, where you can bring your recipes, special ingredients, or just tools of the trade, and share it and its meaning with our visitors!
Maybe you have an old family recipe that’s been passed down for generations, or an old piece of traditional cookware or utensils. It could be anything & we want you to share it with us! Bring your items any time between April 21-26 and fill out a label to share your story during the discussion.
Join us on April 26 from 5:30-7 to share the story of your items and to see what others bring to the table! This event is complementary to the April series of the Minnesota Voices Book Club program. For more information about those events, please click here to view our event calendar.
Cost is $7 for nonmembers and members are free. Please click here to register online. You can also register by calling or emailing the Museum (info@stearns-museum.org) Questions? Call the Museum at 320-253-8424.

SCAG Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch
2022-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on April 19 with Mary Kircher Roddy presenting the webinar “FamilyBrowse: A New Way to Use FamilySearch.org.” The presentation will
be offered synchronously online. Familysearch.org has millions of images on its website, but many are not indexed or searchable. Kircher Roddy will show participants how to effectively use the catalog and browse records that are not easily found through conventional methods. And the website continues to add images each month!
This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, April 19. More information to come. Questions? Email scag@stcloudareagen.org.
Mary Kircher Roddy, Certified Genealogist, is also a Certified Public Accountant. She
lectures in Washington State and across the US, and is a regular presenter for
LegacyFamilyTree webinars. She has written for Internet Genealogy, NGS Magazine,
FGS Forum, Family Chronicle, and The National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Mary
has served as treasurer for the Association of Professional Genealogists and is
currently a trustee of the Board of Certification of Genealogists. You can read more
about her at MKR Genealogy – www.mkrgenealogy.com.
If you’re interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org or visit this link.
Upcoming SCAG events:
April 19 – Mary Kircher Roddy, Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch, 7 p.m.
May 17 – Dana Palmer, “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors,” 7 p.m.

Breakfast Club - On The Road with Tim Ternes @ HMML
2022-04-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, 2835 Abbey Plaza St. John's University, Collegeville, 56321
Join us for coffee and rolls with Tim Ternes of Hill Museum and Manuscript Library! Tim is the director of programming and director of the Saint John’s Bible.
Note that this event is at Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at St. Johns University, Collegeville.
Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Questions? Call the museum at 320-253-8424.

Minnesota Voices Book Club - What We Hunger For - Sung Yung Shin
2022-04-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for the Minnesota Voices Book Club on April 12th from 6:30 – 8:30. Stearns History Museum and UniteCloud are proud to present author Sun Yung Shin, discussing her book What We Hunger For.
Cost is free for museum members, and $5 for nonmembers. You can register online by clicking this link: https://stearnshistorymuseum.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/stearnshistorymuseum/event.jsp?event=41&
Questions? Call the museum at 320-253-8424. Hope to see you there!

Civil War Roundtable: Lincoln and the Hellgate
2022-04-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for Civil War Roundtable as George Romano discusses Lincoln and the Hellgate.
This event takes place on April 12 at 3:45pm. Please call the museum with questions at 320-253-8424.

Our Worlds Intertwined: Benedictine Native American Boarding Schools in Minnesota
2022-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 9 at 1pm for a special presentation on Native American Boarding Schools in Minnesota!
This presentation and exhibit explore the history of Native American Boarding Schools operated by Benedictines in Minnesota. Beginning in the late 1800s, these schools supported, and at times subverted, federal assimilation policies. Through an examination of archival material, “Our Worlds Intertwined” highlights the resilience of Native nations and the need of truth and reconciliation.
Cost is $7 for nonmembers, $3 for college students, and members are free.
To register online, please click here. Questions? Call the Museum at 320-253-8424!

Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations *Closing*
2022-04-04 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
The traveling exhibition, Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations, offers an opportunity to learn more about the Native nations in Minnesota and the history of treaty-making with the United States. The exhibit relays Minnesota’s Native history in the voices of Dakota and Ojibwe people in this place once called “Mnisota.” It includes 20 freestanding panels and a 14-minute video titled, A Day in the Life of Minnesota Tribal Nations.
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a collaboration of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center, and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. The project is funded in part with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation.
This is a traveling exhibit and opens at the Museum on January 4, 2022, and closes April 4, 2022. Click here to learn more about the exhibit.

Whippersnapper Hour - "The Way we Play"
2022-03-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
In 2022, we’re bringing back the Whippersnapper Hour! This program lets kids get their hands on history, with engaging and interactive activities that bring the past to life. This month at the Stearns History Museum’s “Whippersnapper Hour,” we will dive into “The Way We Play!”
These days, a lot of toys and games for children are driven by technology. But before the days of Nintendo (and even Atari), how did children play? What sort of toys did they use? Did they make them themselves? Did they even have time to play? All of these questions will be answered and more, and of course, the children will get the chance to try out some old toys and games: Victorian era hoops and graces, hopscotch, 20th century board games, and they will make a corn husk doll or thaumatrope to take home!
$3/child (nonmembers), free for members
Call 320-253-8424 or email info@stearns-museum.org to register!
Up Next:

May 21-Whippersnapper Hour- 10 am- “Spy School”

SCAG Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: Mind Map
2022-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on March 15 with Diana Elder for a discussion on Mind Mapping.
This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, March 15. More information to come. Questions? Email scag@stcloudareagen.org.
If you’re interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org or visit this link.
Upcoming SCAG events:
March 15 – Diana Elder, Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: Mind Map, 7 p.m.
April 19 – Mary Kircher Roddy, Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch, 7 p.m.
May 17 – Dana Palmer, “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors,” 7 p.m.

Hops and History - "Prairie Madness: Fact or Fiction?" with Eric and Caitlin
2022-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Pantown Brewing Company, 408 37th Avenue North, St. Cloud, 56303, United States
Hops and History is back! In 2022, every other month we will be enjoying a Historic Happy Hour, complete with discussions of quirky historic topics and local craft beer.
At this month’s Hops and History, Stearns History Museum curators will examine the concept of “Prairie Madness,” and dig into some history to find out how common, or even true, it was during the homesteading years on the Great Plains. In popular fiction, this form of cabin fever often afflicted women on the prairie, leading them to bouts of depression and even violence. But how real was it? Join us at Pantown Brewing on March 15th to find out!
(March 15, 6:30 pm – 8 pm) at Pantown Brewing Company
$7/nonmembers, free for members
The drinking of the beer starts at 6:30, and the program begins at 7! So bring some cash for a couple pints of delicious beer, and join us! You can register by calling 320.253.8424 or emailing info@stearns-museum.org.
To register online, please click this link: https://stearnshistorymuseum.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/stearnshistorymuseum/eventRegistration.jsp?event=42&
Up Next:

May 12- “WWII: Pin-ups, Anchors, and Hearts”- Mitch Bender- 5:30 pm

Civil War Roundtable: The Federal & Confederate Navies
2022-03-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for Civil War Roundtable with Keith Gulsvig discussing The Federal & Confederate Navies.
This event takes place March, 8 at 3:45pm. Please call 320-253-8424 with questions.

Director’s Cut: Producing an Oral History
2022-02-28 17:30 - 19:30 | Beaver Island Brewing Company, 216 6th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
You’re invited to join us at Beaver Island Brewing Company for Oral History Happy Hour!
This event will include a boxed dinner, cash bar, and a presentation by Jim Barkley of Sonant History about what it’s like to produce an oral history for SHM. Beaver Island’s own Chris Laumb’s oral history recording will be featured.

Tickets are $20/each
RSVP online by February 21st (click here)
Questions? Email or call the Museum at info@stearns-museum.org or call 320-253-8424
Hosted by the Stearns History Museum

" Ash pe pekran? An Encounter with Coptic Cultural Heritage" -- Morrison County Partnership Program
2022-02-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
This event is part 4 of 4 of the Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota Lecture Series – February 2022.
Join Dr. David Calabro, Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts, for a brief introduction to the ancient and fascinating Coptic Egyptian culture. Coptic Christians represent a small but growing community in Minnesota, with two churches in the Twin Cities area. We’ll also highlight resources for the study of Coptic cultural heritage, focusing on manuscripts digitized by the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John’s University in Minnesota.
This event is free and virtual. It takes place at 10:30am to 11:30am on Saturday, February 26. Please register by calling 320-632-4007 or sending an email to staff@morrisoncountyhistory.org. Registration deadline is February 3!
HMML and the following regional historical societies are partnering for a lecture series that focuses on learning about cultures in our state through their ancient manuscript traditions.
Partners:

Benton County Historical Society – https://mnbentonhistory.org/
Sherburne County Historical Society (Sherburne History Center) – https://sherburnehistorycenter.org/
Stearns County Historical Society (Stearns History Museum) – https://stearnshistorymuseum.org/
Morrison County Historical Society (The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum) – https://morrisoncountyhistory.org/

All lectures will take place on Saturdays in February at 10:30 a.m. Programs will be 60 minutes in length and will be conducted via Zoom. The 2022 dates are February 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Central Minnesota Farm Show
2022-02-22 - 2022-02-23 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
See you at the Central Minnesota Farm Show at River’s Edge Convention Center!
February 22 from 9am to 4pm & February 23 from 9am to 3pm. For more information go to https://www.stcloudareachamber.com/Farm-Show.aspx.

"The Manuscript Heritage of Muslim Communities in Minnesota and Beyond" -- Morrison County Partnership Program
2022-02-19 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
This event is part 3 of 4 of the Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota Lecture Series – February 2022.
Join Dr. Josh Mugler, Curator of Islamic Manuscripts, for a brief introduction to the visual and textual elements of Islamic manuscript traditions from around the world. Muslims are an important and growing part of the Minnesota community, and this presentation will discuss one aspect of their cultural heritage. I will also discuss the efforts of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, right here in Central Minnesota, to preserve this heritage for future generations.
This event is free and virtual. It takes place at 10:30am to 11:30am on Saturday, February 19. Please register by calling 320-632-4007 or sending an email to staff@morrisoncountyhistory.org. Registration deadline is February 3!
HMML and the following regional historical societies are partnering for a lecture series that focuses on learning about cultures in our state through their ancient manuscript traditions.
Partners:

Benton County Historical Society – https://mnbentonhistory.org/
Sherburne County Historical Society (Sherburne History Center) – https://sherburnehistorycenter.org/
Stearns County Historical Society (Stearns History Museum) – https://stearnshistorymuseum.org/
Morrison County Historical Society (The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum) – https://morrisoncountyhistory.org/

All lectures will take place on Saturdays in February at 10:30 a.m. Programs will be 60 minutes in length and will be conducted via Zoom. The 2022 dates are February 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Exploring History and Culture: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Popup Exhibit *Closed
2022-02-18 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Exploring History and Culture: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Popup Exhibit is at Stearns History Museum! This exhibit will be on display from February 5 – 18 in Gallery 2 & 3.

SCAG French-Canadian Genealogy: Getting Started
2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on February 15 with Margaret R. Fortier for a discussion on French-Canadian Genealogy.
This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, February 15. More information to come. Questions? Email scag@stcloudareagen.org.
If you’re interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org or visit this link.
Upcoming SCAG events:
Feb 15 – Margaret R. Fortier, French-Canadian Genealogy: Getting Started, 7 p.m.
March 15 – Diana Elder, Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: Mind Map, 7 p.m.
April 19 – Mary Kircher Roddy, Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch, 7 p.m.
May 17 – Dana Palmer, “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors,” 7 p.m.

"The Boy from Buckman Plants a Seed" -- Morrison County Partnership Program
2022-02-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
This event is part 2 of 4 of the Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota Lecture Series – February 2022.
Join Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman, Curator of Western European Manuscripts & Special Collections, for a discussion on Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. HMML’s work today relies heavily on the early work of the monks at Saint John’s Abbey to make microfilm copies of manuscripts. The Library began work in April 1965 at Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria, led by Father Oliver Kapsner, OSB (1902-1991; born Leonard Kapsner, in Buckman, MN). This presentation will tie together Father Oliver’s start in Central Minnesota and his productive and successful career documenting and preserving books in Austria and elsewhere.
This event is free and virtual. It takes place at 10:30am to 11:30am on Saturday, February 12. Please register by calling 320-632-4007 or sending an email to staff@morrisoncountyhistory.org. Registration deadline is February 3!
HMML and the following regional historical societies are partnering for a lecture series that focuses on learning about cultures in our state through their ancient manuscript traditions.
Partners:

Benton County Historical Society – https://mnbentonhistory.org/
Sherburne County Historical Society (Sherburne History Center) – https://sherburnehistorycenter.org/
Stearns County Historical Society (Stearns History Museum) – https://stearnshistorymuseum.org/
Morrison County Historical Society (The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum) – https://morrisoncountyhistory.org/

All lectures will take place on Saturdays in February at 10:30 a.m. Programs will be 60 minutes in length and will be conducted via Zoom. The 2022 dates are February 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Breakfast Club - "Cahuilla Nation Activism and the Tribal Casino Movement" - Ted Gordon
2022-02-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us on February 9 for Ted Gordon’s Breakfast Club discussion. Part of the winter event series, packaged with Anton Treuer’s book club and the “Why Treaties Matter” exhibit, Gordon digs deeper into the Cabazon Decision.
Gordon is a visiting assistant professor of sociology at College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University. His first book, Cahuilla Nation Activism and the Tribal Casino Movement investigates American Indian activism and its impacts on public policy and perceptions. It focuses on his research with the Cahuilla nations who are indigenous to inland Southern California. He currently serves on the Community Education and Research Committee for the Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization, a non-profit that serves refugees in need.

When the Cabazon Band first opened a small poker club on their Indian reservation in the isolated desert of California, they knew local authorities would challenge them. Cabazon persisted and ultimately won, defeating the State of California in a landmark case before the Supreme Court. By fighting for their right to operate a poker club, Cabazon secured the possibility for Native nations across the United States to open casinos, spurring the growth of what is now a $30 billion industry. In this talk, Gordon connects the Cabazon Decision to the bigger story of how Native nation activists use cultural and political strategies to maintain their independence and resist settler colonialism. Drawing on examples from California to Minnesota, Gordon will illustrate how tribal self-governance continues to shape America’s political-economy.
Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 or click here to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Coffee and rolls will be provided.

Civil War Roundtable: Archaeology at Port Hudson Battlefield in Louisiana
2022-02-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for Civil War Roundtable with Professor Rob Mann discussing Archaeology at Port Hudson Battlefield in Louisiana. This event takes place on February 8 at 3:45pm.

"The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem: Culture and Community" -- Morrison County Partnership Program
2022-02-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
This event is part 1 of 4 of the Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota Lecture Series – February 2022.
Join Dr. Daniel K. Gullo and Joseph S. Micallef (Director of the Malta Study Center) for a look at the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, or Rhodes, and of Malta as a religious order and sovereigns of the island of Malta through its organization, culture, and religious life. Founded in the twelfth century, this unique religious order grew from a small gathering of laity and knights to a sovereign power in the Mediterranean island of Malta, whose members continue their mission to care for the poor and sick today.
This event is free and virtual. It takes place at 10:30am to 11:30am on Saturday, February 5. Please register by calling 320-632-4007 or sending an email to staff@morrisoncountyhistory.org. Registration deadline is February 3!
HMML and the following regional historical societies are partnering for a lecture series that focuses on learning about cultures in our state through their ancient manuscript traditions.
Partners:

Benton County Historical Society – https://mnbentonhistory.org/
Sherburne County Historical Society (Sherburne History Center) – https://sherburnehistorycenter.org/
Stearns County Historical Society (Stearns History Museum) – https://stearnshistorymuseum.org/
Morrison County Historical Society (The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum) – https://morrisoncountyhistory.org/

All lectures will take place on Saturdays in February at 10:30 a.m. Programs will be 60 minutes in length and will be conducted via Zoom. The 2022 dates are February 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Exploring History and Culture: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Popup Exhibit *Opens
2022-02-05 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Exploring History and Culture: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Popup Exhibit is at Stearns History Museum! This exhibit will be on display from February 5 – 18 in Gallery 2 & 3. Plan a visit to the Museum to see these pieces of history!

Memory Writers
2022-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Memory Writers is a writing group that meets twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays at 10:00 am. The group develop topics to write about and in turn shares those stories. This program is free to Museum members (non-members $7)
